State Street

Financial Services

SoftwareEngineeringManagerCustodyPlatforms

$120–218k North Quincy, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Software Engineering Manager – Custody Platforms at State Street. Skills: Custody platforms, Securities processing, Post-trade systems, Hybrid architecture. Drive end-to-end delivery. Own custody platform initiatives”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve exception management; Improve reconciliation

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Critical thinking; Problem-solving; Decision-making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years experience in technology or program management, 6+ years experience working in an Agile ecosystem, Experience with custody platforms, Experience with securities processing, Experience with post-trade systems, Experience with vendor engagement and management, Experience leading globally distributed teams

Nice to Have

Familiarity with mainframe technologies, Familiarity with integration patterns

What You'll Do.

Drive end-to-end delivery

Own custody platform initiatives

Ensure delivery meets expectations

Partner with product teams

Partner with business teams

Partner with custody operations

Partner with architecture teams

Partner with infrastructure teams

Partner with risk teams

Partner with vendor teams

Translate requirements into solutions

Provide technical leadership

Provide oversight across architecture

Provide oversight across system design

Provide oversight across code quality

Embed Agile delivery practices

Improve Agile delivery practices

Proactively manage delivery risks

Proactively manage technical debt

Proactively manage project issues

Proactively manage budget constraints

Communicate mitigation strategies

Ensure solutions meet security standards

Ensure solutions meet compliance standards

Ensure solutions meet operational readiness standards

Lead software engineering teams

Coach software engineering teams

Develop software engineering teams

Foster engineering excellence

Foster accountability

Foster continuous improvement

Provide technical leadership across hybrid environments

Drive end-to-end solution design

Design mainframe applications

Design distributed systems

Design cloud-based services

Ensure robust data architecture

Ensure robust data engineering practices

Design Oracle platforms

Design relational database platforms

Lead modernization initiatives

Lead mainframe-to-cloud integration

Lead event-driven architectures

Oversee system design

Oversee engineering standards

Guide teams on secure coding

Guide teams on data integrity

Guide teams on compliance standards

Provide escalation leadership during incidents

Provide escalation leadership during releases

Ensure rapid issue resolution

Ensure stakeholder communication

Drive increased automation

Drive straight-through processing

Use AI for exception management

Use Agentic AI for reconciliation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with product; Partner with business; Partner with operations; Partner with architecture; Partner with infrastructure; Partner with risk; Partner with vendors; Global organizations

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Process & Methodology

Agile, Backlog management, Sprint execution, Release planning

Full Job Description

Who we are looking for We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams responsible for the design, development, and delivery of core custody and securities processing platforms. This role blends people leadership, technical stewardship, and delivery accountability within a complex, highly regulated financial services environment. What you will be responsible for As the Software Engineering Manager – Custody Platforms: * Drive end‑to‑end delivery across solution design, development, testing, production release, and support for the global custody platform * Own custody platform initiatives, ensuring delivery meets expectations for quality, resiliency, scalability, timeliness, and cost * Partner with product, business, custody operations, architecture, infrastructure, risk, and vendor teams to translate requirements into well‑designed technical solutions * Provide technical leadership and oversight across architecture, system design, and code quality, including design and code reviews * Embed and continuously improve Agile delivery practices, including backlog management, sprint execution, and release planning * Proactively manage delivery risks, technical debt, project issues, and budget constraints, clearly communicating impacts and mitigation strategies * Ensure solutions meet required security, compliance, and operational readiness standards for mission‑critical custody platforms * Lead, coach, and develop software engineering teams, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement * Provide technical leadership across hybrid architecture environments, including mainframe (z/OS), open systems, and cloud-native platforms * Drive end-to-end solution design spanning mainframe applications, distributed systems, and cloud-based services (AWS/Azure) * Ensure robust data architecture and engineering practices, including design and optimization of Db2, Oracle, and relational database platforms *

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